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Better Meds (EPMA)
We are now live!
Better Meds is our new Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administrations (EPMA) system, which will (and already has in some cases) replace paper prescriptions and paper drug charts.
The system is now live in all of our inpatient units. Please see below for some useful training materials that you can use to familiarise yourself with Better Meds.
Better Meds User Guides
General Functions
How Bank & Agency Staff can get a Better Meds Login v1.0
Searching for Patients & Adding to My Patients v1.0
Searching for Ward Patients 'Not Hospitalised' v1.0
Adding a Patient's Photograph v1.0
Prescribing Functions
Prescribing - Anticipatory Medications V1.1.
Prescribing (Medications Module) v1.2.
Prescribing Medical Gasses (Oxygen) v1.0
Prescribing Covert Medication v1.0
Prescribing Rapid Tranquillisation v1.0
Prescriber - Linked Infusion v1.0
Prescribing a Syringe Pump Continuous Infusion V1.1.
Prescriber - Warfarin Prescribing Titration V1.4
Prescriber - Creating a TTO V1.2
Prescriber (MH)- Creating a T2 V1
Prescriber (MH)- Creating a T3 V1
Stopping Pausing & Resuming a Therapy v2.0
Variable Dosing using Protocols v1.0
Administration Functions
Supply Requests - Administrators Process v1.1
PGD & Simple Medicines Administration for Nurses v1.0
Emergency Drugs Administration for Nurses v1.0
Administration - Linked Infusions v1.0
Administration - Syringe Pump Continuous Infusion v1.0
Viewing Deferred Medications v1.0
Pharmacy Functions
Better Meds Videos
General Functions
Familiarising Yourself With Better Meds
To watch the video, simply click on the play button or click here.
Accessing a Patient's MAR
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Filtering the MAR
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Patient Allergies
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Patient Lists
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Patient Search & My Patient List
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Prescribing Functions
Free-Form Prescription
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Editing, Suspending, & Stopping Medication
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Prescriber's Task List
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Prescription With Review
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Standard prescription
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Variable Prescription (Protocol)
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Discharge Process (To Be Added)
Aministration Function
Deferring an Administration
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Editing an Administration
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here.
Prescribing and Administering PGDs, Simple and Emergency Medications
To watch the video, simply click on the play button, or click here
Out of Hours & Locum GPs
Out of hours GP material for Better Meds
Out of Hours Doctors Video (A basic demo of Medication Reconciliation & Prescribing)